[Vantage Vue Help!]

Im using the Davis VP2 with 24 hour FARS and during sunny days it makes a very big difference. At 17:00 the local MetOffice sites were at 18.3C and 18.5C and my station was at 18.3C aswell, however a look on weatherunderground shows several nearby stations that are unshielded without FARS sat in the 19-21C range. I also have an old calibrated LaCrosse WS2300 (with only a raincover) which was sitting at 19.2C right next to the Davis, so its quite a difference.

The only issue in this country is that sunshine is pretty unreliable, so theres times when the batteries dont charge on the FARS unit and it doesnt make it through the night. Its also an issue if you are in a sheltered area when the sun gets lower in the sky (winter half year). You night find then that temperatures are slower to react to sudden changes, but I havent had any real issues in the time Ive had mine.

The 24 hour FARS unit cant be fitted later on and has to be specified when you buy a VP2, even when the fans arent spinning its still a much better shielded chamber inside the unit, so temperatures are much more accurate (if a little slower to react). A comprimise is the 'daytime only' FARS unit, but as this is a bolt-on upgrade, if you havent already bought the VP2 you might as well go for the 24 hour version in the first place.

Thank you very much for your time to answer, appreciate it very much.

[Vantage Vue Help!]

Just want to ask a quick question regarding the DVP2..... Im thinking of paying a little extra for the fars version... does it make mush difference to the overall temp readings?

[Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts, 16th August 2012>]

Are there a chance of mulit/supercells hitting Kent later tonight?

[Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts, 28th June 2012>]

May i suggest everyone to tune into the live coverage of the Olympic torch relay... storm about to hit so watch it live by clicking the link below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay/day41

[Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts, 27th June 2012>]

Check this webcam out guys

http://brumcam.co.uk/

[Warm/hot Spell Discussion 22nd May Onwards]

Surely all this heat can't be doing the drought in parts of the UK any good

[Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts - April 2012]

Just had a spell of heavy rain mixed with hail here in Folkestone

[London & The South East Regional Discussion - Part 12]

If you run the radar loop the area of precip furthest out in the North Sea is being dragged SSW Towards the Wash, the area on land over the Hull area is moving South, would expect when they all join up near the Wash / Skegness area then it will pull away to the SW, So imho London Westwards can expect some bonus snow tonight, Eastern Essex, Eastern Suffolk and all of Kent and East Sussex is not looking good at the moment unless the disturbance can drag in some potent showers from the North Sea overnight, winds are North Easterly here now at the Estuary!

Chance of a kent streamer ??

[London & The South East Regional Discussion - Part 11]

great pics! I especially love the one of the bike

Thank you

[London & The South East Regional Discussion - Part 11]

Hi all, i know its pretty late but would like to share some of my picture with you from the recent snow here in Folkestone

http://www.flickr.com/photos/76141167@N02/show/

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 5]

Yep GFS 12z a lot like the UKMO Now with it re- building the block and putting us back in the -10c Uppers by Tuesday and Wednesday.

Happy with how this Block is holding firm, the Outlook for February is absolutely Freezing at the moment with plenty more Snow Chances to come!

Im only 18 but is it going to be like one of those winters that my grandad always used to tell me of when the snow was on the ground for a good month and the snow cover just kept getting topped up with new snow falls.

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 5]

I have a question a would really appreciate it if a few people could give their views and answers.

I have been watching this feature in the north sea all day, the same feature that's responsible for pounding Belgium and now France with snow.

Some say that the South east may see some snowfall and some don't. After a mainly sunny day today the first pieces of cloud that are linked to this system are now visible and wanted to know whether or not this type of cloud (in the picture) means something or not. I know that before rain approaches from the west you normally get wispy sort of clouds that are able to tell us that rain is coming.

Any thought of what this cloud means, if it means anything at all that is?

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 5]

Check this webcam out, snow starting to pound Belgium

http://www.feratel.com/en/webcams-weather/belgium/brugge.html

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 5]

are there any live cams from this area? rather than updating every 30seconds

Iv been looking and cant seem to find any

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 5]

Keep an eye on this webcam, the snowfall that's in the north sea should engulf this city within the next hour

http://www.infometeo.be/zeebrugge/webcam.php

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 5]

Nice view of a very snowy Amsterdam

http://www.terena.org/webcam/

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 5]

I dont think you will need it tbh, you are ideally placed to get the area of more prolonged snowfall moving through the North Sea overnight.

Is this likely to be heavy?

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 5]

Coast - Possibly the Triple Point is causing this as it runs ESE Very close to your location and at that timeframe as well.

Anywhere (Like in the USA Chasing Tornadoes) on that side of the Triple Point always gets something special severe wise, one too watch!

No chance of a kent streamer today?

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 5]

Cloud starting to filter further down the north sea towards the south east now, DP also rising on my weather station and a few members on here have reported seeing frost forming, think its safe to say the moisture content of the air over us is on the rise.

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 5]

Folkestone weather

30 mins ago

Temp -2.1

Humidity 63%

Current

Temp -1.7

Humidity 67%

Something changing

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 4]

Why has everyone forgotten about tonights potential? Showers likely to develop from about 12-1am onwards.

P.S

Am I the only one who puts a cup of water on the window-seal outside to see if it freezes? Yes? Okay then

haha i thought i was the only one that done that, why i didn't say anything

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 4]

Showers will develop from around 12-1AM onwards, Eastern Kent looks the best place to be but even those further North and West may see a few showers. Stop being so god damn negative!

How long does it normally take before the radar normally sorts itself out??

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 4]

How long could this radar blip go on for?

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 4]

North Sea precipitation has now shifted track towards the southern north sea

Is it likely to be a bit of an explosive development as much more moist air filters and funnels down the north sea to us here in Kent?

[London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - Part 4]

come on seriously, all we need is a streamer or two to set-up and we 'could' get way more than what is currently being forecast. Eyes on the satellite pictures and radars (when it works) as the air should start to slowly become a little more moist in the coming hours...